BlackRock files a US SEC application to register a spot bitcoin ETF, using Coinbase Custody as its custodian; the SEC has rejected all bitcoin spot ETFs to date
Analyst Calls It a ‘Real Deal’ Spot Bitcoin ETF Filing U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission : iShares Bitcoin Trust The Daily Hodl : Billionaire Mike Novogratz Says BlackRock Filing for a Bitcoin E...
A UK Treasury Committee crypto report recommends that the government regulate trading and investment in unbacked crypto as gambling and not a financial service
Summary So-called “cryptoassets” span a wide and rapidly evolving range … Ledger Insights : UK Parliament's Treasury Committee wants crypto regulated as gambling Mastodon: Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4lif...
A Binance executive says the past six months in the US have been “very confusing” and the company will do “everything we possibly can” to be regulated in the UK
World's largest cryptocurrency exchange says it is ‘very difficult’ to do business in US after moves by Washington regulators Tweets: @smtuffy and @nikasgari Tweets: Sean Tuffy / @smtuffy : I'm old en...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the US SEC is on “a lone crusade”, rows back on his suggestion the company may leave the US, and expresses interest in the UAE
The #UAE is a forward-thinking region that has made signficiant investments … Tweets: @nanamurugesan : 8/ In UAE for a few days with the @Coinbase team and @barmstrong. Crypto and web3 serve as enormo...
Founders fear that the collapse of SVB, which had branches in the UK, Canada, China, Germany, India, Israel, and more, could wipe out startups around the world
Because startups that banked with SVB don't have access to their funds … Manish Singh / TechCrunch : Silicon Valley Bank collapse is impacting many Indian startups Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Philip Elmer‑D...
The White House gives federal agencies 30 days to ensure they don't have TikTok installed on government devices and 120 days to adjust IT contracts with vendors
report Tweets: @aclu : A ban on TikTok would violate the First Amendment rights of millions of Americans who use the app to express themselves daily. https://twitter.com/... Governor Larry Hogan / @go...
Brian Armstrong says Coinbase has heard “rumors” the SEC wants to “get rid of” crypto staking for retail investors, which “would be a terrible path for the US”
Now Comes The SEC Helen Partz / Cointelegraph : Community urges Coinbase to relist XRP as CEO fights for staking YouTube : Staking-as-a-Service | Office Hours with Gary Gensler Trustnodes : Coinbase t...
DCG's Grayscale refuses to share proof of reserves, citing “security concerns”, as Grayscale Bitcoin Trust reaches new lows and DCG's Genesis halts withdrawals
November 2022 will be remembered as one of the worst months in the crypto industry's history. Matt Turner / Bloomberg : Cathie Wood Goes On Coinbase Buying Spree as Wall Street Sours Liam ‘Akiba’ Wrig...